Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bennett’s Plantation

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Bennett's Plantation Marker

Inscription. By Nov. 1621, Edward Bennett had obtained a patent from the Virginia Company to establish Bennett’s Plantation, also known as Warrascoyack and Bennett’s Welcome. By Feb. 1622, the Sea Flower arrived with the first residents and they began settling the south bank of the James River at the lower reaches of Burwell’s Bay. On 22 Mar. 1622, the Powhatan-English War of 1622–1632 began with attacks coordinated by Chief Opechancanough against many English settlements including Bennett’s Plantation. More than 50 colonists died there and the survivors were transported to Jamestown. Bennett’s Plantation was reestablished by June 1623.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-241.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1623.

Location. 37° 0.832′ N, 76° 38.053′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. It is on Old Stage Highway (Virginia Route 10) north of Blounts Corner Road, on the right

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when traveling north. This marker also sits with K-242 before Hardy Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smithfield VA 23430, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Basse’s Choice (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Fort Boykin Historic Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); Welcome to Fort Boykin (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fort Boykin (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Historic James and its Tributaries (approx. 1.7 miles away); Camp Eustis Attacks Fort Boykin (approx. 1.7 miles away);

Bennett's Plantation and Basse's Choice image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

2. Bennett's Plantation and Basse's Choice

Fort Boykin Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fort Boykin during the Civil War (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Boykin Historic Park (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 8,355 times since then and 370 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.